Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

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W. H. CHAMBERLAIN.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTENBR.

APPLIOATION rum 00127, 1909.

954,254. Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

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UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIM HENRY CHAMBERLAIN, OF YOUNGWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

Application filed October 7, 1909. Serial No. 521,618.

To all whom it may concern:

This invention relates to metallicl ties andv rail fasteners;` and the primary objecty ot my invention. is to'provide a metallicstructure for firmly Supporting the rails ot a track.

Another object ot' this invention is to provide a metallic tie con'lposed ot' insulated sections that. will permit ot' the tie being used in connection with railroads having electrically equipped signal track sections. A further object of this invention is the provision of positive and reliable means in connection with a metallic tie it'or preventing accidental displacement ol the tie upon a roadbed. thereby eliminatingI all danger' of wrecks incurred by they shitting ot ties.

A still further object ot this invention is to furnish a. metallic tie with simple and durable fasteners tor retaining rails there-4 on, .the lasteuers being constructed to prt vent'vcrtical and lateral displacement ol the rails.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained by the novel consti-notion, combination and arrangement of parts to be lureil'iafter described in connection with the drawings 'forming a part ot this specification. wherein like numerals o't" reterence designate eorres|miuling parts throughout the .several views, and in which Figure l is a .side elevation ol. a metallic tie and rail fastener constructed in accord-- ance with my invention, Fig. Q is a plan olf the same, Fig. El is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the tie and rail fastener, Fig. 4t: is a bottom plan of the same. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view ot' one olf the connections of theset-tionaltie, Iligs. G and 7 arev side elevations o'l detached rail fas teners, Figs. 8 and?) are similar views ot locking members adapted to form part of the tic, Fig-'10 isa plan of a locking plate adapted to form part of the tie, Fig. 11 isI anl elevation ot a detached cross head or key, Fig. 12 '1s a similar View of a detached key, Fig. 13 1s a snmlarv view of a detached cross head or key, and Fig. 14 is a cross sectional view of a portion of the metallic tie.

ln the accompanying drawings, the reference numeral l denotes longitudinally alining tie sections, said sections being hollow, rectangular in cross section, and of a combined length sufficient to support the rails 2 of .a track. The sides of the sections 1 at the vconfronting ends thereof are provided with connecting cleats 3 having longitudinally alining openings 4.-. :interposed between the confronting ends of the tic sections is a plate of insulation, and this plate is pro vided with openings G which longitudiually aline with the openings f1. Arranged in the openings 4 and t3 are sleeves 7 of insulation, said sleeves receiving the connecting bolts S upon which are mounted insulation washers. position hy nuts 10.

The reference numeral 11 denotes V shaped cleats or strips secured to the bottom of the tie sections 1 by rivets 12 or other fastening means. These cleats in conjunction with transverse cleats 13 serve to anchor the tie sections'in the ballast ol a roadbed. The cleats 13 are secured to the bottom of the tic sections 1 adjacent. to the conit'ronting ends thereof.

Tho top of .the tie sections 1 are provided with longitudinally alining slots 111 and the material bordering upon the longitudinal edges of said slots is bent downwardly to form vertical oppositely disposed flanges 15. Secured to these flanges by rivets 1G or other fastening means are double racks 17, which as will `hereinafter appear serve to hold the rail fasteners relative to the tie sections 1.

The rail fasteners are designated l5 and l!) and comprise blocks adapted to brace the base flanges 2O and wehs 21 of the rails 2, said rail fasteners being almost identical in construction with these exceptions'. The fastener '18 is used upon the outer sides of the rails 9. and is provided with vertical portions adapted to brace the outer sides of the head oit' said rails, these portions being dispensed with in connection with` the fastener 19 upon the innervside of the rails in order to provide clearance for the wheel .tlanges ot' rollingI stock. The rail fasteners are provided with de ending portions 23' having teeth 24. adapte to engage the teeth of the racks 17.

To secure the rail. fasteners in position,

The bolts 8 arel retained in locking members bars, cross heads and keys are used. The 'asteners are provided with vertical openings to receive vertical locking members 26 which extend downwardly through the longitudinally alining slots 14k of the tie. The vlower ends of the locking members 26 pass through openings 8l in the locking bars 27 and these bars are ,retained in position by cross heads or keys Q8 extending through openings 29 provided therefor in the members 26 near the lower ends of the latter. rl`he cross heads or keys 28 pass through theopenings 29 beneath the bars 27 and are provided with seats 30 to receive the lower wallsof the openings 29, said seats preventing the cross heads or keys from be- Corning accidentally displaced. The locking "therefor in the members 26.

bars 27 are provided with longitudinal par` allel rows of teeth 32 adapted to engage the lower edge of the racks 17 and prevent the locking bars from shifting relative to said racks. The locking members 26 are retained in engagement with the fasteners 18 and 19 `by cross heads 33 and keys 34. These cross heads and keys aremounted in transverse grooves 35 provided therefor in the fasteners and in transverse openings 36 provided The cross heads 33 are somewhat similar to the cross heads :28 insomuch they are provided with seats .'37, which receive the lower walls of the openings 3G, and after the cross heads have been properly' positioned, the keys 3ft are driven in. place and the small ends split, as at 38 to retain the keys in position. The rail fasteners 18 and 19 are'of greater width than the longitudinal alin'ing slots 14: while the depending portions 23 of said fasteners correspond in width to the slots 14 whereby they can engage the racks 17.

'lo assemble the parts, it is preferable to place those members 26 which pass'through i the rail fasteners 19 in position in the bars vso 2 and slide said bars and members in from the open ends of the ties; then the members 19 are placed in position and secured, and the rails 2 are placed in position against the me! bers 19. The fasteners 18 are then placed in position, their` members 26 passed down through them and through the bars Q7, and as the keys 28. are comparatively short vin length, sii'icient room is afforded to reach in from the ends of the ties to place these keys (for the outside members 2G) in position, and i these latter members are then thusltightened and secured by the crossheads B3 and keys 3ft. To adjust the rail clamps and rails, the removal ofcross-heads andkeys 34 will allow members 26 and bars 2'? to drop sufficiently to discngage the teeth of so that the adjustmei'itcan.

be made' and' the parts airain ticditened u 9 1.. D .b Y

to noid the n in adjusted position.v

.thetie 'and rail fasteners are" made of s rong and durablemetal, and it is through the medium of the rail fasteners. locking braces and plates, cross heads and keys that the .rails Q can be shifted upon the tics and locked into position according to the gage of the track desired in connection with which they are used. l

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, iss-- 1. In aA metallic tie and rail fastener, the v gage said racks, locking members adapted to extend upwardly through said bars and said rail fasteners, and means adapted to retain said locking members in engagement with .said rail fastenersand said locking bars.

ln a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combination oftwo sections, said-sections having the confronting ends thereof connected together, insulation interposed bctween the confronting ends of said sections',`

said sections having longitudinally al-ining slots formed therein, racks secured to said sections within said slots, rail fasteners mounted upon said sections and provided with toothed portions adapted to extend into said slots and engage said racks, locking bars arranged in said .sections and adapted 'to engage said racks, locking members adapted to extend upwardly through said bars and said rail fasteners, means adapted toA retain said' locking members in Iengagement with said rail fasteners and said. locking bars, said means includingicross heads and keys adapted to extend transversely of saidlockmembers. I l

ln a metallic tie and rail fastener, the con'iliination with rails, of tfie sections adapty,ed to support said rails, means adapted to connect said sccions together, cleats carried by the bottom of each section, said sections having longitudinally alining slots formed therein, double racks arranged within said slots and connecting with said sections, rail fasteners adapted to engage said rails and said racks, locking bars arranged within Isaid sections and adapted to vengage 'said racks, and means-vertically disposed vin said fasteners and said locking barsfor retaining said fasteners and locking bars in engagement with said racks. Y

combination with railspof tie sections adapted Ito support said rails, V'means adaptedv to connect said sections together, cleats carried by the bottom of each section, said sections 4. In a metallic tie and railfastener, the

having longitudinally lining slofs formed ing members, crfSs heads :wrang-vd iran-:1`- therein, double racks arranged within said i Versely of said xnernbffrs, and keys adapted slots and connecting with said sections, rail l ilo hold said cross heads in cngagunmnt with fasteners adapted to engage said rails and I said fasteners and lud-:ingbara. 5 said racks, locking bars arranged within said ln tostilnony wllcrcol' l alx my signatur-v l5 sections andadupted to engage said racks, in tlm presence 0l two winrsscs. means vertically disposed in said fasteners and said locking bars for retaining said fas- 1Nihwsscs: tenersnnd Said locking bars in engagement l. H. ll'UGnns, l0-witl1 said racks, said means including locki B. F. Mnnnn. 

